Meanderings: Intentional Use of Tech

Tech use should be intentional. Each thing used should have purpose. Just trying to use less might not be the answer… What I’m realizing is that the best way to determine your “tech diet” is to think in terms of using tech intentionally. If “intention” is the guiding principle, you can weed out the usages that are superfluous and “bad for you.” Scrolling through Instagram is not intentional use of tech, but going on social media for a few minutes to check personal messages and see what your friends are up to, maybe is.…

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An Intro

I’ve got a tech problem! No – I’m not talking about an obsession for the latest and greatest tech gadgets, nor some issue I’m having with my iPhone or laptop. These would have been my tech problems if this were a couple years ago and prior. So what’s going on with me, then? Well, I seem to be developing a distinct disdain and contempt for technology: the super computing do-it-all phones, AI being shoved down our throats, new devices that we must upgrade to being released left and right, Alexa in our dishwashers and microwaves, and the insidious effects all of this might have on society as a whole.…

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